What is Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill is where the United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C. The United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives have met in the Capitol Building since 1800. How do you become a United States senator? United States senators are elected by the people who live in their state. Usually, there are at least two people, or “candidates,” who are competing against each other to have the job of senator. The candidate who gets the most votes becomes the senator. How many U.S. senators are there? There are 100 senators in Congress. Each of the 50 states has two senators, no matter how many people live in the state. Where do senators work? Each senator has an office in Washington, D.C., and offices in his or her home state. Senator Corker has an office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington and six offices in Tennessee: in Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, and the Tri-Cities. When the Senate is in session, or “voting,” S
